Isherwood, S orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-3110 (2009) Graphics and Semantics: The Relationship between What Is Seen and What Is Meant in Icon Design. In: Harris, D, (ed.) Lecture Notes in Computer Science. HCI International 2009, 19-24 Jul 2009, San Diego, USA. Springer , pp. 197-205. ISBN 978-3-642-02727-7
Abstract
Visual icons can be considered as a means for designers to convey messages to end-users via the interface of a computer system. This paper explores the relationship between the users’ interpretation of icons and the meaning that designers intend icons to convey. Focussing on interface users’ understanding of icons, recent research has shown that it is the closeness of the relationship between icon and function, known as the semantic distance, that is of prime importance in determining the success of icon usability. This contrasts with previous research which has suggested that the concreteness, or pictorialness, of icons is the key to good design. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009. This is an author produced version of a conference paper published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Icons; Semantic distance; Concreteness; Semiotics |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) > Specialist Science Education Dept (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2020 16:17 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2020 04:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-642-02728-4_21 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104660 |